Vase, anonymous, c. -206 - c. 220

Vase, anonymous, c. -206 - c. 220

turning, h 45.5cm × d 36cm More details

During the Han Dynasty ritual bronzes decreased in importance and pottery funerary objects took their place as grave goods. Such pottery greatly resembled its bronze prototypes and even imitated their handles. On the decorative band around the body of this vase is a hunting scene with leaping animals and hunters.